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by Anuar
Thu May 21, 2009 3:44 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: shortening a Sunlun-sayado practice
Replies: 7
Views: 2519

Re: shortening a Sunlun-sayado practice

I would say that adopting an uncomfortable posture to induce pain would be the wrong path of self-mortification. The three characteristics of anicca, dukkha, anatta can also be observed in pleasant sensations, and in mental states, so there is not special merit in observing painful sensations. than...
by Anuar
Wed May 20, 2009 11:03 am
Forum: General Theravāda Meditation
Topic: shortening a Sunlun-sayado practice
Replies: 7
Views: 2519

shortening a Sunlun-sayado practice

dear all, is it possible to shorten a Sunlun-sayado practice of meditation when we use a comfortable pose and then it transforms to suffering, pain so that we should see it as a just unpleasant sensation. I am a city-dweller so that I do not have enough time in working days to practice and imho it i...